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ICD-10-CM Code for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs Z48.810

ICD-10 code Z48.810 for Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs

Z48.81

Excludes1: aftercare for injury- code the injury with 7th character D
aftercare following surgery for neoplasm (Z48.3)

Excludes2: aftercare following organ transplant (Z48.2-)
orthopedic aftercare (Z47.-)

Z48

Excludes1: encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)
encounter for aftercare following injury - code to Injury, by site, with appropriate 7th character for subsequent encounte

Excludes2: encounter for attention to artificial openings (Z43.-)
encounter for fitting and adjustment of prosthetic and other devices (Z44-Z46)

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The dx code is Z48.810 [I]Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the sense organs [/I]... [ Read More ]
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I think we cannot code this as H44.75- series and it is not a retained foreign body. it was inserted for the treatment and now it is going to be removed and i think we shud code it as z48.810. we also... [ Read More ]
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Why not use H44.75- ? [QUOTE="ishtiyaq.ahmad, post: 383689, member: 310136"]Appropriate ICD 10 code for silicon oil removal would be Z48.810 since its a part of aftercare of eye surgery. If due to s... [ Read More ]
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[b]Silicon oil removal[/b] Appropriate ICD 10 code for silicon oil removal would be Z48.810 since its a part of aftercare of eye surgery. If due to silicon oil any complication occurs and there is ne... [ Read More ]
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I am working in an ophthalmology office and looking at diagnosis codes to use for our patients who are having visits with the doctor as follow up after a surgery. Psuedophakia is easy enough since th... [ Read More ]
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Debra, Thank you for your reply. I apologize but the Dx I gave was the reason for the YAG laser not for the post-op visit. This is a scenario type case. I should have explained this better. I hav... [ Read More ]
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